stop-loss order
noun
Words nearby stop-loss order
stop-frame,
stop-go,
stop-limit order,
stop-loss,
stop-loss clause,
stop-loss order,
stop-motion,
stop-off,
stop-out,
stop-work,
stopbank
Definition for stop-loss order (2 of 2)
stop order
noun
an order from a customer to a broker to sell a security if the market price drops below a designated level.
Also called
stop-limit order,
stop-loss order.
Compare
limit order,
market order.
Origin of stop order
First recorded in 1870–75
British Dictionary definitions for stop-loss order
stop order
noun
stock exchange
an instruction to a broker to sell one or more shares when the price offered for them falls below a stipulated level
Also called: stop-loss order